Method of and machine for operating upon soles



March 3, 1931. E. E. WINKLEY un'rnon OF AND momma FOR OPERATING uron sows Filed July 1, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l n u m u u n z w n m u. 0 m m n m m u 0 m M u. m m] m 6 O u m n0 if n March 3, 1931. E. E. WINKLEY 1,794,430

METHOD OF AND MACHINE FOR QPERATING U PON SOLES Filed July 1, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig. 2.

' of the sole.

To insure uniformity in the widths of corresponding parts of the reduced areas along the opposite lateral margins of the shank portion of the sole, and also to provide for 10- cating the ends of the reduced portions at the desired predetermined points, the invention in one of its machine aspects consists in the provision of means for operating upon the margins of soles, comprising an operating tool, a sole supporting templet, and uv gage, the operating tool and the templet being adapted for relative movement to transfer the point of operation of the tool along the margin of the sole, and the templet having a portion wider than the sole to control the operation of the tool at one part of the sole margin and another portion'narrower than the sole to enable the sole itself, in eo-operation with the gage, to control. the operation of the tool at another part of the sole margin. 1

As herein illustrated, a rotary cutting tool is arranged to co-operate with a sole supporting templet which is adapted to be manipulated to cause the margin of the sole to travel progressively past the cutter, and a table, inclinedrelatively to the axis of the cutter, is arranged to support the templet so that the cut will be made at an angle to the surface The illustrated gage consists of a roller mounted upon the table and arranged to project above the templet into the plane of the sole, and the templet is made larger than the sole at the forepart and heel portion to hold these portions of the sole away from the cutter. t its shank portion, however, the templet is narrower than the shank portion of the sole toenable the gage roller to leave the templet and engage only the edge of the sole, thereby gaging the cutting operation along the shank from the sole itself instead of from the templet. Between the forepart and shank portion of the templet and between the heel part and shank portion of the templet the opposite. margins of the templet are shaped to co-operate with the gage roller to cause the cutter to begin and end its cutting operations at the desired points at the ends of the shank portion of the sole.

Invention is also to be recognized in the provision, for use in a shank. reducing machine, of a sole supporting templet having means for holding a solev in fixed relation thereto, the templetprojecting beyond the a toe and heel portions of the sole to hold corresponding portions of the sole away from an operating instrumenta-lity'of the machine and having a shank portion which is narrower than the shank portion of the sole and which is arranged relatively to the latter to permit a. reducing operation tobe gaged from the edge of the sole itself. I

The invention will be explained with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of a machine embodying the invention in certain ofits aspects and showing also the templet with a sole positioned thereon, the templet and sole being in section in the vertical plane of theaXis of the cutter;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the machine; I

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the templet and the work showing the templet resting upon the work table and being guided by the edge gage roll and showing the work being operated upon by the cutter;

Fig. 4 is an edge view of the templet and the work; and

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line V-V of Fig. 4:.

In Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings there is shown the head 8 of a rotary feather edging or shank reducing machine, such as that disclosed in United States Letters Patent No.

r 1,003,981., granted Sept. 26, 1911, on applicaend a cutter head let. The shaft 12 is adapted to be driven from any suitable source of power by means of a belt 16 passing over a pulley 18 fast on the shaft between the bearings 10. The construction of the parts thus far described is substantially the same-as that of corresponding parts shown in the Letters Patentabove referred to.

The illustrated cutter head 14 is of the so called barrel type, being of substantially cylindrical form and being provided with a plurality of cutter blades 20 having cutting edges pi'ojlecting beyond the periphery of the cutter To position the work at such an angle rela 'tively to the axis of the cutter head that the blades 2O will bevel the margin of the work there is provided an inclined table 22, and to guide the work while it is being moved inanu ally past the rotary cutter so that the shank reducing cuts will be located as desired there is provided a templet or pattern 24 which is adapted to support and carry the work and to c'o-operate with an idle edge gage roller 26 on the table.

The table 22 is mounted'so that its inclination may be adjusted to vary the angle of bevel of the reducing cut. To this end, the rear portion of the table is pivoted at 28 to a block 30 carried. by a bracket 32 which is secured to the front portion of the head 8 below the cutter shaft and the front portion of the table is connected by means of an extensible link 34 with a collar 36 carried by a hand screw 38, the shank of which is threaded through the lower portion of the bracket 32. The link 34 is pivoted at 40 and 42 to the change the inclination of the table 22 by manipulation of a right and left threaded turn huekle 44-, which coil. ltesthe iilitldle portion of the link. i i

Prerision is alsoniade whcrehyany change ingular or tilting adjustment the H ole 22 may be compensated for by appropriate vertical. and horizontal adjustment ot'the table and whereby the table may be adjusted to accommodate soles of different 7 thicknesses and. widths. To-efiectthe vertical adjustment of the table its pivotal supports 28' and are adapted to be moved in unison. hy adjustinent vof the hand screw 38 and forv this purpose the collar 36 and the block 30' j are connectedwith the hand screw for upandi-down movement in unison therewith the coma-r36 being confined between the head of the hand screw and a collar 46 pinned to the shankiojt the screw 33, while vthe block lO is ponIiI'iMlbetweenla collar48 and a nut 50 each cl which is secured to the hand screw. Toloclc the table in its vertically adjusted position whindihg screw 52 extends through a vertically elongated slot 5-1 in the bracketSQ rand-is threaded into the block 30, the bind ing screw 52heing provided with a suitable checknut '56. I

To enablethe table 22 to be adjusted hori zo 'itally, the. bracket- 32- is threaded' upon the .i'orward extremity of a horizontal adj Listing screw 6,0which extends through thehead 8 and is held ag inst lengthwise displacement by n'leans of an ar1n62 rigid with the head 8 and=arran'gedto straddle the screw hetween the :heaul 64 ofthe' screw and a'collar 66- pinned. to the shank portion of the screw. The bracket 32' is held agaiustturning about the adjusting screw 60 by means oi: a stud: 68 which extends from the rear (Ff-tile bracket'32iinto a socketin a portion ofzthe head 8.- To look the table in its horizontally adjust-ed position a binding screw 70 is provided,th'e end of which is a-rrai'lged to engage the sh ank of" the adjusting screw The telnplet 24'- consists of flat 1 plate which isadapted to support a sole while the sole is being operated'ugon the outline of; the 'teniplet correspondingin a general way to Etheloutline 0f the-sole except'thatthe portions. of the teinplet which support the forepart: and heel portions or the sole are wider than the'correspond-ing portionsoi the sole for the purpose ofi'h'olding these portions of I thesoleiaway from the reducing knife while that partof the-ten1pletwhicl1 supports the shank portion of the sole'is'narrower than the corresponding portion of the sole to in surelthatthe: edge of: the sole rather than the edge. otthe templet will engageth e gage roller 26 to guide the,work jduring operations-upon the-[shank of the sole: To posi tion the :-.sole 1 upon: the templet an d positively? to hold llllGglrSOiiG a gainstgedgewise I displace G1 nie-ntrelatively 't oztheilteinplget'while tl re 'solef rearward of the heelbreast line H are spaces 1 tei'npletlslope} inwardly toward th'esole edge.

' tions of different soles will iiotheunifor teln )let thew mi ht not lie-of uniforinwic l .f a:

"men-t ,b;ei11 -;,such that thecndsofthe; sole willhe held transversely, centered-with respect to the correspondingendsof the; templet. As best shown in Fig. 3,the-ed;1 es of? the tenipletforward of theball line B a1.

outwardly a considerable distance froni, the edge'ef the sole S, while in the vvieimtv; 0th the hall: and heel breast lines the edges of the to enable the sole edgeto he engagedhy the cutter at these POIDtS. Theinwardly slop.'

ing edges of the templetvinthe vicinityof;

.thehall line are indicated at in Fig. 3

while the inwardlysloping edges of the-telnindicated at-76 q As hereinheiore mentioned the soleaiuaybe distorted inthe channeling: operation which,

inlet in the vicinity of the heel breast linear e precedesthe shank reducing operation-in ea such way as toa'lter the: swing ofthe} sole. i

I Itz'will be evident thata solethus distorted iifplaced upon the templetwithits-tde and heel ends transversely centered with'respect 4 to the teinpl'et the, shank portion ofthe sole" will be displacedfrom its normal transverse relationto the icstof: the'templet. Kilns d1s-- '1' placelnentfiof the: shank; porhgin of; the-sole may vary more or less l11(1ifi61211t' ot the saniegsize,with the result ,thatisl IlG po r;, 1a;

lypositionegdin the same transverserelatioln .to the tcniplet. It, therefore; theshank reducing; cutsare gaged 'irom the edgefl (zf fllC- indifferent solesor at oppositeasides of t esaine sole on account oi the, above-mentioned transversedisplacement oithe shank, portion otthe'sola To avoid this undesirable v suit and to insureunifq'rmity, in the w dthqof-q the shank reducing. cutsjin. different solesw and at opposite sides of eaclrsole; the portion of-the te nplet-which, imdcrlies thesha n1; 'ofthe sole has been made nanrowerthah the corresponding p ortien of the soleas shown clearly inFig. 3, the arr igeiuent beings-r ch that-both edgesof the templet are spaceddnwardly from the, correspondinp;v edges oi the shank portion of any solewhich ,cuscd inconnection with the te nplet. This con, structionrinsures that throughout 'therlengtlr ofthe: shankportionof the sale thQ'Shal'lk reducing eutswill be -gagedfrom the edges; of

the Se a i e inste d-efiiem theedges; of thetemplet. f f s The gage roller 26 is mounted upon the; rear:

' portionof the tableQQ) and-projects upwardly. v son'iewhat ;heyondthe?upper surface of: the: tGlHi-Jlt: so thatit' will he engaged by-the;

edgdfofzthe sole-at the shank where the sion is made for flattening out the edge of the sole and insuring that it will be held in contact with the templet while it is being operated upon. This result is accomplished by means of a presser foot 7 8 (Fig. 2) havi mg a curved work-engaging portion located just in advance of the line of contact of the cutter with the work and arranged to travel along the margin of the sole as the sole is fed past the cutter. The presser foot 7 8 is provided with a vertical shank portion 80 slidably mounted in bearings formed on a bracket 82 carried by a guard 84 which encircles the cutter and is suitably mounted upon the head of the machine. The presser foot 78 is urged downwardly by means of a spring 86 secured at one end'toa portion of the bracket .82 and at its other end to a collar 88 fixed to the shank ofthe presser foot. The collar 88 by engagement with the upper portion of the bracket 82 functions to limit the approach of the presser foot and the movement of the presser foot toward the table 22. As shown, a forked projection 90 on the collar 88 slidingly engages a vertical stationary guide rod 92 to hold :the presser foot from turning in its bearings in the bracket 82- If desired, and as herein shown, a second presser foot 94 may also be employed to hold the sole against the templet and the templet against the table, the second presser foot 94 being arranged to gage the sole at a point substantially opposite that being acted upon by the-cutter. The presser foot 94 is shown as being mounted in a bearing 96 formed at the front of the guard 84 and'it is urged downwardly by means of 'a suitable spring (not shown) which maybe confined within the bearing 96 and the tension of which may be varied by means of an adjusting screw 98.

The cutter guard 84 may be adjusted axially of the cutter to vary the transverse relation of the presser foot to the work. As shown, the cutter guard 84 is secured to a horizontal shaft 100 slidably mounted in a bearing 102 .iformed at the upper portion of the head 8 by'means of an adjusting screw 104. The shaft 100 together with the cutter guard 84 and the presser foot carried thereby may be adjusted. A binding screw 106 is pro- Tvided for securing the shaft 100'in adjusted position.

In using the apparatus herein described for shank reducing an outsole for a McKay sewed 'shoethesole, after being grooved and chaniziele'd in the usual manner upon the grain side,

is placed channel side down upon the templet with the toe and heel ends of the sole engaged and located by the curved shoulder 7 4 of the templet and the sole thus held against edgewise displacement relatively to the templet. The templet is placed on the inclined table 22 and positioned with the edge of the pattern at the heel end against the gage roller 26. Vhile holding the edge of the templet continuously against the roller 26, the operator manually feeds the templet in the direction of the arrow in Fig. until the entire margin of the templet, except the portion at the cx treme heel end thereof, has been moved past the gage roller. At the beginning of the operation the portion of the templet at the heel end of the sole holds the sole away from the cutter so that the latter is permitted to act upon the sole. When one of the portions of the templet reaches the roller, however,

the sole is moved into the path of the cutter at such a point that the cutter begins its shank reducing action at a predetermined point, preferably at the heel breast line. The sole is brought into contact with the cutter by movement of the sole toward the cutter in the plane of the sole or, in other words, by edgewise movement of the sole. Inasmuch as the templet is narrower than the sole at the shank, the edge of the sole is brought into engagement with the roller 26 very shortly after the cutter has begun its operation and there after, throughout the length of the shank portion of the sole, the sole is guided relatively to the cutter by engagement of the roller 26 with the edge of the sole itself. As the forward end portion of the shank of the sole is brought into the field of operations of the cutter. one of the curved edge portions 76 of the templet engages the roller 26, causing the sole to be moved away from the cutter at such a point as to terminate the shank reducing cut at a predetermined point, preferably at the ball line. The templet then serves to hold the sole away from the cutter until the .along'the shank is gaged from the edge of the sole itself instead of from the templet.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters edge of the Patent of-the United States is:

1; That improvement in methods of operating upon soles which consists in positioning a sole upon a sole supporting templet, separately securing bothends of the sole j tive met-meet fi'oni'tl-ie' sole edge itself-hlong p endtoename theedge ofthe-so'le toeooperete with the ga g'e toen'atie another po'rtion of the mete beepeiiited upon by sitidtool-end to Feeelites egainstedge-wise displ'zi ceine'nt upon theteinplet, operating upon the sole gprogre'ssiyely lengthwise "ofthe sol'eedge Whileiitilizing the templet in agingthe relative i'hove- "inentbetween the sole eiid operatingiineans m the plane of the sole at one portion ofenn t o be operated moon; end gaging shid relative nio'veineiit from 'theso le ltself along another portion ofth erai etito be opertite d ting the sole progressivelylehgth-ii" 's'e of-ithe sole'edg'e whi lentih'ziu v I the "relative edge e movement between the templet in" the sole-lind' the cuttihg 'ineans at one portion ofthe'edge of the'sole, and gaging said relasimmer portion thereof.

That iii1pio\ eii ieritin methods of beve'ling solehhl'lrgihs Whieh bonsists in cutting a sole progressh'ely lengthwise of the soleedge ii -bile utl-liZingit telnpl-e'tin gaging; the rela- 'tive moveiiientbetween'the'sole-and-the cutter lit the nilsfo'f the entin the p'line of the sole, "end ii portionsofthe-sole-edgeoffset from th p'eint of cuttinginth'e direction of sziid relative movement in gaging-siid"nioveineiit between the ends of -the cut.

'4; Thiit iiiiprovenient iii n'i'ethods of'shan'k redueingsoles by operating epon sole pro -gress1vely lengthwise of the sole edge which consists inpositionin'g e sole' upon a so'le supporting teniplet; g'ag-iiig'the relative inovement between the sole and a; redueinginstmine'htelity e lenQop Osite sides of the shank frhin the edj'aeentedges o'f'the sole, end uti- .l-izing the tem'plet in ga' mgemd relative inovemei'it in the 'pla'he of the-sole-at opposite sides "ofthe shank in thew'icin'ity of the hall line.

Thzit impi'over'ne'iitin 1n"thods of shank red-ucingseles by bpemtieg'npm1 i sole progresi'vely lengthwise of the sole edge Wll-lCll eons lsts inthe relieve =1ho\en1'e1it of the sole and theoperhtingiiistruinentiility by eiigiigenient'ii ith the edge the sole between nzing wteiiipletto support 1e sole iieir the bell'line end-the heel hreast line end-to gage the m 11 operate With the gi at the -sha'likof fii hg-elit itidthwis'e 6f thegsole by gegifigiroin the edge o-fthe sole itself;

.flln a machineiere emting upon the nm rgin e shoe solesri'n combination, enop ei'etlng took 2i solesupportingtemplet; and a gag-e;gthe-e emmg tool-ehd the 'ten iplet befer the point of operation of the tool gi long ithe sole-midthe' tein'plet'havihg ion wider thenthe sole to central I huopei ation-p'e/rfo'rihed at one portionof the 616 margin and another portion narrower 'tlf-izi-n the- -sole toenable the sole itself to cooperate with the gage to Eontrol an operation upon-another portion of the sole margin.

8. I it \inichin'e for eperz ti'ng upon-the 111511 s ofshoes'oles; in combination; an opera'ttodl; a gzi'g'e, and sole supporting templjet adapted to be moved relatively to the "tool aneshai ee tocoop'erate with the gztge to h-oldthe tooleway from a portion of the sole guide; the sole during said operation;

901-11 a mach-me foroperatiiig upon the i'na'r of shoe-soles; iiicoinbinetitiin'rin op- 81'8113-1 5 tool, selesupperting teinplet, end a gage, theteinplet "being i-ntwztble relatively to the tool and hav'in to eo op'e'iate' with said gagelto control an operation performed at one-portion of the mar- -gi-n of a sole on the teiiip'le't and having another portion of itsedge shaped to avoid en- 'gagel neiit with'thega eso' that the latter may 'co operate-with the ed geof {the sole itself to control an operation per-forin'ed upon ahother portion ofthe sole margin.

In at 'maichihe 'for'shank reducing soles 1n combination, aeutter-,-an-edge gage, and a sole supportingteinplet, heyingiend portions adapted to project beyond the edges ofa sole supported thereby to hold the ends of the sole away from the eutter mien intermediate portion the edgeso-f WlIiCh '{LlCfidElPfiGd to be within the outline ofth'e shenlrpoi-tion of a supported solefto enable the'soleedge to cothe sole. I

11. In e inachinefo'r shank reducing soles, in coinbina tionpa cutter an edge gage, and a sole supporting templet,-having end portions {adapted to projectbe yond the edges of a sole supported thereby, to hold the ends of the sole away frorn t-he' cutter and an intermediate portion the edges of which are 7 adapted to. be Within the outline of thesha-nk part of its edge shaped andout of the field of operations of the cutter, f

a table inclined with respect tothe axis of the cutter for supporting the templet, to enable V the cutter to bevel the soleedge, means for admeans for adjusting the-inclination of the,

table to vary the angle of bevel, and means for adjusting the table both vertically and horizontally to compensate for variations in the adjustment or the inclination of the table.

14. In a shank reducing machine, in combination, a cutter, a sole supporting templet,

means on the templet adapted to engage the edge of a sole on the templet to hold the sole against edgewise displacement thereon, means for supporting the templet and sole at an inclination to the line of contact between the cutter and thesole, and means forv co-operating with the templet to guide the sole as the templet is fed across the table.

15. In a shank reducing machine, in combination, a cutter, a sole supporting templet having means for preventing edgewise displacement of the sole relatively thereto, a

table for supporting the templet, meanson the table for engaging and guiding the temple as it is fed over thetable, saidtemplet 7 having a portion shaped to cooperate with the engaging and guiding means, and another portion of the templet being shaped to permit the engagin and guiding means to cooperate with the edge of the sole, and means for holding the sole against the templet and the templet against the table. 1

16. In a shank reducing machine, in combination, a cutter, a sole supporting templet having means engaging the edge of the sole for preventing widthwise displacement of t is sole relatively to the tei'nplet, meansv for supporting and guiding the templet as itis fed past the cutter, and a presser foot for engaging the sole in-advance of the point of contact between the cutter and the sole for holding the sole against the templet while the sole is being operated upon.

17. In a shankre'ducingmachine, in combination, a cutter, a sole supporting templet movable relatively to the cutter, means for preventing edgewise displacement ofthe sole relatively to the templet, means for supporting and guiding the templet asit is moved relatively to the cutter,'a presser foot arranged to engage the sole at a point immediately in advance of the cutter, and a second presser foot for engaging the sole at a point spaced inwardly from the point of operation of the cutter. v

18. In a shank reducing machine, in combination, a cutter, a sole supporting templet, means. on the templet for engaging the edge of the sole at opposite sides of the heel and 'toe portionsthereof to prevent edgewise displacement of the sole relatively to the templet, means for supporting and guiding the templet as it is moved relatively to the cutter, 5.-

and means for holding the sole against the templet in advance of the cutter.

19. In a shank reducing machine, in combination, a cutter, asole supporting templet shaped to guide a sole into and out of engage" a ment with the cutter, means engaging the edge of the sole on the templet for securing the sole against edgewise displacement of the sole in any direction relatively to the templet, and means for supporting andlocating the templet with the edge of the sole in .position to be beveled by the cutter and for guiding the templet as the sole is fed past the cutter to predetermine the location of the end of the cut. v

20. Ina shank reducing machine, in combination, a cutter, a templet adapted to be moved relatively to the cutter and to support a sole and provided with means for engaging the edge of the sole to prevent edgewise displacement ot' the sole in any direction relatively to the templet, the templet being shaped to cause the cutter to begin and end its action uponthe sole at the forward and rear portions of the shank andto enable the widthof the cut to be gaged from the edge of the sole between the ends of the shank portion of the sole.

21. In a shank reducing machine, in combination, a cutter, a templet adapted to be moved relatively tothe cutter and to support a sole and hold it against cdgewise displacement relatively to the templet, the templet having a portion of its edge spaced outwardly from the edge of the sole and shaped and arranged to predetermine the location of one end of a shank reducing cut and another portion of its edge spaced inwardly from the sole edge to enable the major portion of the cut to be gaged from the edge of the sole itself.

22. In a shank reducing machine, in combination, a cutter, a gage, and a templet adapted to be moved relatively to the cutter and the gage and to support a sole and hold it against edgewise displacement relatively to the templet, the templet having an edge portion shaped and arranged to cooperate with the gage to predetermine the location ofoneend of a shank reducing cut and having another edge portion shaped to enable the reducing out along the shank to be gagedby cooperation of the gage with the edge of the sole itself.

23. In a shank reducing machine, the combination with a. rotary cutter, ofa templet 1 iii lit) 7 adapted to be fixed relatively to a sole to guide the sole relatively to the cutter, a table inclined with respect to the axis of the cutter for supporting the templet and sole to enable the cutter to bevel the edge of the sole, means for supporting the table at different angles of inclination, and a gage on the table for cooperating with the templet.

24;. For use in a shank reducing machine, a sole supporting templet adapted to be secured in fiXed relation to a sole and having marginal portions adapted'to project beyond the edges of the ball and heel portions of the the sole to determine the location of the ends of I reduced portions of the sole edge, said templet having other marginal portions adapted to be spaced inwardly from the shank portion of the sole to enable the locations of said reduced portions widthwise of the sole r to be gaged from the adjacent edges of the sole itself.

25. For use in a shank reducing machine, a sole supporting templet having means for holding a sole in fixed relation thereto, the

\ templet projecting beyond the toe and heel portions of the sole to hold corresponding portions of the sole away from an operating instrumentality of a shank reducing machine and having a shank portion which is narrower than the shank portion of thesole and is arranged relatively to the latter to permit a reducing operation along the shank of the sole to be gaged from the edge of the sole itself.

26. For use in a shank reducing machine, a sole supporting templet having means for securing the toe and heel portions of the sole against edgewise displacement and having its margin shaped to guide the sole to locate the ends of the shank reducing cuts at the heel and breast lines respectively of the sole and to permit the shank reducing cuts to be gaged from the edge of the sole itself during operation along opposite sides of the shank.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ERZXSTUS E; \VINKLEY. 

